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Thomas R. Metcalf
From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2026 May 22, 12:09 +0200
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From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2026 May 22, 12:09 +0200
In 1999 I exchanged emails with Tom Metcalf. And he was kind enough to give me a copy of his articles on navigation.
Sadly he passed away.
About Navigation papers::
- On the Overdetermined Celestial Fix, Thomas R. Metcalf and Frederic T. Metcalf, Navigation, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 79-89, 1991.
- Advancing Celestial Circles of Position, Thomas R. Metcalf, Navigation, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 285-288, 1991.
- An Extension to the Overdetermined Celestial Fix, Thomas R. Metcalf, Navigation, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 477-480, 1993.
- Piloting with Celestial Algorithms, Thomas R. Metcalf and Frederic T. Metcalf, Navigation, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 207-214, 1994.
Fair winds and following seas.
File: 158673.metcalf.pdf
